CHARTER LOADS AND SHIPPING

We act as transportation consultants and brokers for Charterers, developers and for shipping projects cargoes worldwide.

We cover the voyage and time charters, contracts and period chartering of Handy, Handymax, Panamax or Capesize, VLC, VLCC, vessels; with expertise in Iron Ore, Coal, Grain and most bulks cargoes.

• Using proper charter party forms
• Eliminate unambiguous expressions and clauses
• Representation in the Charter Party
• 'Port' versus 'Berth' Charter
• Rotation
• Description of cargo
• Laydays/ Cancelling
• Freight Payment arrangements
• Demurrage/ dispatch
• Notification of readiness/ commencement of Laytime
• Laytime allowed
• Exceptions from Laytime
• Strike Clauses
• War Clauses
• Ice Clauses
• Lien/ Cesser Clauses
• American Law
• Arbitration Clauses
• Additional Clauses
• Contract of Affreightment - bulk cargoes
• Brokers
• Port Agents (Owners & Charterers)
• Term of hire
• Trading Limits
• Places of delivery/ redelivery
• Geographical ranges
• Time of delivery/ redelivery
• On/ Off-hire survey
• Description of vessel, speed and bunker consumption warranties
• Charterers to provide
• Garbage dues
• Quantity, price of bunker on delivery/ re-delivery
• Quality of Bunkers
• Cargo Liability
• Change of destination on B/L's
• Non-payment of Hire
• Arrest of vessel for time charterers debts
• War and Ice clauses
• Redelivery "in like good order"
• Deck Cargo
• Deadfreight
• CQD - Customary Quick Despatch
• Statement of Facts
• Weather exceptions - "weather working days", "weather permitting"
• Clean Bill of Lading
• Winter Navigation
• Lien on Cargo at various Ports around the world.

CARGO TYPES

• Coal
• Fertilizers
• Lumber
• Forest Products, Swan Timber
• Ferrous Ores (Burnt Ore- Pyrites, Chrome, Iron Ore, Sponge Iron, Concentrates, Hematite, Magnetite, Manganese, Nickel, Pyrites, Ferro Chromium, Ferro Manganese, Ferro Phosphorus, Ferro Silicon)
• Mineral Ores (Aluminium- Alumina, Bauxite, Corundum, Emery, Asbestos, Attapulgite, Borax, Celestite, Chalk, China Clay, Copper, Feldspar, Fluorspar, Granite, Gypsum, Kaolin, Lead, Marble, Magnesium, Magnesite, Napthalene, Perlite, Pitch, Pumice, Salt, Sands, Tin Ore, Vermiculite, Zinc)
• Grains, Oil Seeds and Pulses, Rice, Wheat, Soya Bean, Corn
• Aggregate
• Cement (bagged, Clinker, Bulk Cement)
• Paper, News Print
• Metal, Steel, Chemicals (Soda Ash, Sodium Sulphate, Titanium Flux, Caustic Soda)
• Plastics
• Reefer (Avocado Pears, Bananas, Grapefruit, Grapes, Kiwifruit, Lemons, Mandarins, Melons, Oranges, Pears, Fruit Juice, Onions, Potatoes, Garlic, Meat, Beef, Lamb, Poultry, Fish, Mutton, Milk, Butter/Fats, Cheese, Eggs)
• Livestock and Animal Products
• Rolling Stock- Wheeled Self Propelled Units

VOYAGE CHARTERS and CONTRACT OF AFFREIGHTMENT

Owners and Charterers Responsibilities, Vessel Description, Present Position, Load and Discharge Ports, Laycan, Present Position of Vessel, Cargoes, Laytime (at Loading and Discharging ports), Deviation, Payment of Freight, Loading and Discharging rates, Bills of Lading, Both to Blame Collision, General Average and New Jason Clauses, Taxes and Dues, Agency (at Loading and Discharging Ports), Brokerage Commission, General Strike, Ice Clause, Demurrage, Liens, Cancelling Clause, War Risk, Law and Arbitration, Freight Rates, Freight Taxes, Additional Clauses.

TIME CHARTERS

Contract Formation and Parties, Ships Description, Charter Period, Trading Limits, Sublet, Place of Delivery and redelivery - State of the ship, Merchandise carriage, Safe ports and berths, Maintenance, Bunkers, Computation of Time, Payment of Hire, Withdrawal, Loading, Stowing, Trimming and discharge of Cargo, Bills of Lading, LOG, Liens, Salvage, Dry Docking, Off-Hire, Continuation and/ or Cancelling, State of Facts, Carriage of Goods by Sea and Charter Party Forms applicable.

TANKER CHARTERS

Owners and Charterers Obligations, Brokerage, Vessel Description, Period of Hire, Time of Delivery, Port of delivery, Present Position, Trading Limits, Cargo exclusions, Bunkers, Charter Hire, Hire Payment, Place / Range of Re-delivery, Cancelling dates, Dispute Resolution, Law and Arbitration, Additional Clauses, Brokerage Commission, Cargo Spaces, Master, Directions and Log, Suspension of Hire, Off Hire, Dry Docking, Responsibilities and Exemptions, Advances, Excluded ports, Loss of Vessel, Overtime, Lien, Salvage, Sublet, War Risk, General Average and World scales.

BAREBOAT CHARTERS

BARECON 89 Form, Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994, Place and Time of Delivery, Cancelling, Trading Limits, Surveys, and Inspections, Inventory and Consumable Oil and stores, Maintenance and Operations, HIRE, Mortgage, Insurance, repairs and Classification, Re-delivery, Salvage, Wreck removal and General Average, Bank Guarantee, Requisition/ Acquisition and War, New Built Vessels, Pollution, Rem Claims and Admiralty Jurisdiction.

SHIP MANAGEMENT

Safe Ships and Clean Seas

Owners and Managers Obligations, Crew Management, Commercial Management, Technical Management, Insurance Management, Club Covers, Accounting Service, Sale & Purchase, Provisions, Bunkering, Chartering Service, Owners Insurance, Annual Management Fee, terms and conditions, Law and Arbitration, Severance Cost, Notices, Appoint Agents, Stevedores, Arrange surveys, Dry Docking, Responsibility, Budget and Manage Funds, General Administration, Inspection of Vessel and Compliance with Laws and Regulations.
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SALE AND PURCHASE

We provide a full range of services from new building contracts, secondhand sales and demolition sales. We offer expertise on finance, mortgage, investment and vessel valuation.

We deal with Cash buyers and Ship breakers at Alang, India and offer S & P on "as is basis" or delivered at Alang anchorage.